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Another anniversary in the books

This week was the one year anniversary of us closing on our house. The moment we stepped into it we said it felt like it was always ours, and it still feels that way. We can definitely call it home.

This school year has flown by, as they always do. I almost feel like this one went even faster than most though. I feel like I'm still trying to get caught up, and it's to the point that I'll probably just have to let some things go. I like the curriculum that we teach in 4th grade so everything was interesting to me and that makes it even more fun to teach. I also have an incredible team which makes everything more fun. I fell into the best school and work with some really incredible people who have become my good friends. I am one lucky girl.

This winter/spring we really did stick around the area and have some visitors come see what PA is like. My friend Amanda came in January and we did a day in DC, a day in Gettysburg, and got to downtown Philly. That was a whirlwind of a weekend.

We stayed here for my spring break and Aunt Patty came to town. Again, we absolutely loved it! We did the touristy stuff downtown and went to a museum that we didn't realize existed. Of course Patty knew pretty much every artist in there. Andy and I learned a lot. We spent a day at Longwood Gardens, which if you don't know what it is you have to Google it. My explanation of the conservatory and fountains and garden won't do it justice. Otherwise we ate a lot of good food, drank coffee, and sat out on the deck and watched the Cherry tree bloom. Yup, it was that relaxing! We also didn't realize we had 2 cherry trees that would bloom on our property. It was so pretty!

I got to make a weekend trip back to MN at the end of April so I got to see family and friends for a short time. My sister was also in town and it was the first time in a LONG time that my entire immediate family was together. Sarah and I shared a bed at mom and dad's house and it was a lot of fun.

Our most recent visitors were my parents. Last year they got to see the house during our final walk through, but we were really excited to have them get to stay at the house this time. We did a lot of similar things that we do with most visitors, (we are kinda a one trick pony) including a visit to Longwood Gardens. We also loved showing them around the town of West Chester and a few other small towns around us. We had to work while they were here so they got to take day trips to Lancaster (an Amish area) and the Poconos. Their trip went by so quickly. All of us (including Deb) loved having them here.

Memorial Day is the kick off to summer and that is definitely the case for us. I will be busy closing up the school year, and on my last day of school, Andy is off to Firefly in Dover, DE. I will meet him and our friends down there the next day and we will be starting off summer with a lot of live music. We will come back from there and I leave the next day for Denver to spend some well needed time with Brinley. I am going for a couple of weeks, and Andy will join me for a long weekend and a cousin's wedding. Then we are home and another friend of mine is coming in July. In August we head back to MN for a cabin getaway and another wedding. Then the summer is over. Oh my!

Until next time!

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